Club Meeting, Members A.V. Night - Tuesday 14th January 2019.

   

On Tuesday 14th January 2020, Morpeth Camera Club held its annual AV night where club members were invited to
show their Audio Visual presentations. This medium is not straightforward; the images are chosen and timed before
transitions are added to create a smooth viewing quality. A time consuming aspect is finding the appropriate music
to accompany the images and then to make it fit to ensure that there is a clean ending.

Dave Wilkin opened the evening with ‘Coastal Northumberland’. Set to lilting Northumbrian music, this was his first
attempt at producing an A.v. and the audience enjoyed seeing dog walkers on the shoreline, kite flyers at Druridge
Bay, rocky headlands and lighthouses, with dramatic waves crashing to shore which contrasted with serene reflected
rock pools.

‘Jamaica’ was the title of the next A.v. by Stephanie Robson. Documenting life with colourful beach vendors set against
azure seas, portraits of local characters, busy street life, exotic wall art at the Bob Marley Mausoleum and sweeping
landscapes were included in her presentation that was accompanied by melodic Reggae music.

Kate Phillipson came next with images taken on a visit to Kent. Firstly to Ingham Moat, a medieval moated timber
framed manor house, with wonderful chimneys, its peaceful gardens, water features and statuary. Then onto Knole,
the majestic country house with ornate lead work and stained glass windows, ending with roaming deer and peaceful
landscapes of the grounds.

Next on was Paul Appleby with ‘Langa Township, Capetown.’ The audience enjoyed vibrant shots of corrugated iron
cafes and local shops, an area where railings, barbed wire and scavenging dogs are part of everyday life, the images
portrayed poverty and squalor but colourful graffiti, smiling children and adults posing for the camera, told a story of
fortitude.

Newcastle Cathedral was the subject of Glyn Truman’s A.v. Due to be restored Glyn was keen to capture the building
as it was with its wonderfully carved pews, statuary, icons, coats of arms, intricately carved screens and the colourful
stained glass windows.

Sue Dawson followed with ‘Rhone & Ardeche’. Visiting Arles, Tarascon, Avignon, Tournon & Vienne we enjoyed images
of alleyways, church interiors, ornate arches terracotta roof tops and churches, castle ruins and the famous bridge over
the Rhone. Lyon’s cityscape, church interiors with highly colourful ceilings, market produce of fruit, pastries, seafood,
cheeses and wines, concluded Sue’s contribution to the evening.

Glyn returned with an A.v. of photographs taken on a club trip to Swaledale. Winding cobbled lanes with stone cottages
in Reeth and Muker, sweeping landscapes with Dalesmen’s cottages linked with dry stone walls, chapels, wild flowers,
wooden bridges and then on to waterfalls and whirlpools in Angram. Lovely images of the Wentworth and Crackpot Falls,
with cascading, milky waterfalls concluding his presentation.

A slide show followed of acceptances to the Dingwall National Projected Image Exhibition Awards 2019. Only the very
best images are selected and the audience enjoyed incredibly beautiful selection of dreamy portraits and eerie fantasy,
muted still life, dramatic sporting images, graceful dancers in flowing voile, exotic ladies in sari’s and gold jewellery,
stunning birds of prey and beautiful Carmarge white horses galloping through the waves. Club member, Pat Wood’s
image entitled ‘Tea Break’, was among the images accepted in this prestigious competition. Coffee was then enjoyed
after another very enjoyable evening at the club.

Steph.